‘Tis the season to be a polite, happy shopper joining thousands of others in the Santa Clarita Valley for the crush of last minute Christmas shopping — but then there’s still two days of shopping left.

Shoppers, sellers and kids playing Christmas carols all told The Signal Sunday that shoppers were plentiful, stores were packed and Christmas good cheer was evident in the Santa Clarita Valley.

“It gets a thousand times more busy the closer it gets to Christmas but it’s all fun,” said Melissa Stavropoulos who works at the Ignition Clothing Shop, across from the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall.

“Then the week after Christmas it’ll be dead,” she said. “So we might as well have fun with the customers while it lasts.”

The mall was packed, but a tour from Sears to the food court proved unhurried, pleasant and without incident. The parking lot was filled right to its perimeter along Magic Mountain Parkway and Citrus Street.

Around the corner from Ignition, a five-member band of seniors from Valencia High School played Christmas music for shoppers coming and going from Kohl’s Department Store.

“A lot of people are actually stopping and listening,” said senior Joshua Malone, dressed in an elf outfit at the center of the band. Musicians included David Eagan, William Wong, Michael Smalley and Shawdee Azamian.